Körber Group sells its Business Area Machine Tools / Sale to investor pool opens up new development opportunities for United Grinding Group The international technology group Körber sells its Business Area Machine Tools, operating under the United Grinding Group. The sale was completed with effect from the end of June 29, 2018, following approval by the responsible supervisory authorities. The new ownership structure consists of a strategically oriented pool of investors organized by the (…)

On June 27th, 2018, Professor Chris Sutcliffe, Director of Research and Development (R&D) at Renishaw’s Additive Manufacturing Products Division (AMPD) was awarded a prestigious Silver Medal from the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE). The award recognises his role in driving the development of metal 3D printed implants for use in human and veterinary surgery. The RAE Silver Medal is awarded to recognise an outstanding personal contribution to British engineering, which has resulted in (…)

Big Kaiser, a global leader in premium high-precision tooling systems and solutions for the metalworking industries, has now made the Speroni ESSENTIA tool presetting and measuring system available to customers in Switzerland. ESSENTIA is a robust entry-level system that guarantees high quality at a competitive price, thus enabling a broader range of customers to benefit from Speroni’s expertise. It is compact and can be used almost anywhere, making it an ideal companion for CNC machinery. (…)

The generation of the thirty-somethings entering the industry today no longer wants traditional technical information. She wants fast, easily accessible information that she is now used to find on Internet, through videos or tutorials. Technical documentation is being hit hard by this new trend. Yvon Cosandier, director of RédaTech, a company specializing for 28 years in technical communication for end-users of all types of products, takes stock of the situation: "This phenomenon is (…)

On 5 and 6 June 2018, around 200 PIM experts met at Arburg in Lossburg to attend the second international PIM conference. At the one-of-a-kind industry event, held under the motto “The Future of Powder Injection Moulding (PIM)”, 18 high-profile speakers from many parts of the world presented an outlook on the future of this special injection moulding process for producing complex metal or ceramic components. The Arburg Customer Center proved an ideal venue for the two-day event’s extensive (…)

Press release In the context of a watchmaking and jewellery market in full recovery, the 17th edition of EPHJ-EPMT- SMT ended with very positive indicators, both in terms of business and attendance which remains at the same level as previous years. Now that the doors of EPHJ-EPMT-SMT have been closed after 4 days of activity, the 820 exhibitors, as well as the organizers can smile. "The key issue of this 2018 edition is what exhibitors tell us about the quality of the international and (…)

Here’s an uncomfortable thought: what if all these announcements about new materials, particularly for watch cases, are nothing more than a horological Ponzi scheme? Should we believe watchmakers when they tell us that these innovations are the way of the future? Will watch customers in 2030 see our decade as a golden age of technological growth, or a golden age of unscrupulous marketing ploys? And... have we ever seen anything as durable and robust as the steel watches of the 1970s? As we (…)

The Swiss mechanical watchmaking "revival" has essentially entailed a process of renewing existing mechanical skills. The task was to show that mechanical ingenuity had returned, not to play and hide-and-seek, but to proudly reveal its capabilities. The best, but by no means the only, illustration of this is the remarkable vogue for double, triple and even quadruple tourbillons. Watchmaking performance thus became the latest weapon in the battle for corporate image among brands. Then, (…)

Producing highest quality watch cases is RM Lifestyle’s passion. Renowned manufacturers of top-of-the-range watches such as JS Watch expect this quality. RM Lifestyle has thus acquired an automated and customised engraving and marking system for engraving cases bottoms according to customer wishes. The company has thus gained independence from external suppliers and gained process stability and flexibility for itself and its customers. JS Watch watches are highly appreciated by (…)

Waterjet, a family-owned company based in Aarwangen, is the forerunner of waterjet micro-cutting in Switzerland. It designs its own machines but only offers subcontracting services on Swiss territory. It is active in many precision industries, including watchmaking. Waterjet’s technology is based on the cold cutting principle. The material thus does not undergo any alteration, preserving its structure and its resistance. The required power is obtained by water pressure in a pressure pump (…)